Australian politics live: inflation expected to rise to 4.2%; eSafety head’s warning about women in senior roles
Follow live updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll be Kat Wong with the main action. Australia’s eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant told Senate estimates last night that she and her family had been subjected to an onslaught of online abuse and threats…
Australia's eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, recounted the online abuse and threats she and her family endured over the past decade in her final appearance before Senate estimates. She described the situation as "sensitive and pivotal," warning that public officials are subjected to such abuse when used for political point scoring.
Inman Grant mentioned that Elon Musk referred to her as a "censorship commissar" and US Republican congressman Jim Jordan called her a "zealot for global takedowns." She stressed the need to protect the next generation of leaders from online harassment. The opposition is likely to use the inflation data released at 11:30am to criticize the Labor government's economic management.
Australia's inflation is projected to rise to 4.2% in the year to September, potentially leading to a rate hike on Melbourne Cup day.
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